against all odds
idiom
: despite success being very unlikely
He was able to do it, against all odds.
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Leicester City avoided relegation in 2014-15 and, against all odds, won the Premier League 12 months later, a remarkable turnaround made possible by the signings of Jamie Vardy, N’Golo Kante and Riyad Mahrez.
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Caoimhe O'Neill, New York Times, 27 July 2025
For the past 53 years, U.S. students from low-income families like Flores have been able to enter college against all odds because of the Pell grant, which propelled students to family sustaining wages in high-demand jobs.
—Lily Kepner, Austin American Statesman, 25 July 2025
If, against all odds, Giddey develops into a real franchise player, but he’s compensated in the area of $20-25 million per year, extending that contract will prove overwhelmingly challenging, due to the league's 140% veteran extension limit.
—Morten Stig Jensen, Forbes.com, 18 July 2025
Starting in Season 1 in circa 1900s South Korea, the story has been told through the eyes of a remarkable matriarch, Sunja, who triumphs against all odds.
—Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 16 July 2025
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Caoimhe O'Neill, New York Times, 27 July 2025
For the past 53 years, U.S. students from low-income families like Flores have been able to enter college against all odds because of the Pell grant, which propelled students to family sustaining wages in high-demand jobs.
—Lily Kepner, Austin American Statesman, 25 July 2025
If, against all odds, Giddey develops into a real franchise player, but he’s compensated in the area of $20-25 million per year, extending that contract will prove overwhelmingly challenging, due to the league's 140% veteran extension limit.
—Morten Stig Jensen, Forbes.com, 18 July 2025
Starting in Season 1 in circa 1900s South Korea, the story has been told through the eyes of a remarkable matriarch, Sunja, who triumphs against all odds.
—Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 16 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for against all odds
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“Against all odds.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/against%20all%20odds. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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